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Anthony Shim

Anthony Shim

Canadian actor and filmmaker

In this Korean name, the family name is Shim.
The native form of this personal name is Shim Myeong-bo. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Anthony Shim is a Canadian actor and filmmaker based in Vancouver, British Columbia.[2]

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Born in Seoul, South Korea, he moved with his family to the Vancouver suburb of Coquitlam in childhood.[3] He has had acting roles in both film and television, including in the 2013 film Evangeline and recurring supporting roles in the television series The Guard and 21 Thunder.

His full-length feature debut as a director, Daughter, premiered at the 2019 Vancouver International Film Festival.[4] His second feature film, Riceboy Sleeps, premiered in the Platform Prize competition at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival,[5] and was named the winner of the Platform Prize.[6] It was included in TIFF’s 2022 Canada’s Top Ten,[7] and won the Toronto Film Critics Association’s Rogers Best Canadian Film Award, which comes with a $100,000 prize, considered the richest annual film prize in Canada.[8]

He won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Original Screenplay at the 11th Canadian Screen Awards in 2023 for Riceboy Sleeps.[9]

References

  1. [1]
    고경석 (November 4, 2022). ""'미나리' 수상에 내 영화는 망했다 생각했죠"" (in Korean). Hankook Ilbo. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Kelly Townsend, "Anthony Shim’s sophomore feature to film in B.C., South Korea". Playback, August 27, 2021.
  3. [3]
    John Goodman, "Director showcases Vancouver in debut feature, Daughter, premiering at film fest". North Shore News, October 14, 2019.
  4. [4]
    Dana Gee, "First-time director Anthony Shim lands plum spot in VIFF lineup". Vancouver Sun, October 2, 2019.
  5. [5]
    Jeremy Kay, "Frances O’Connor’s ‘Emily’ to open TIFF Platform alongside films from Maïmouna Doucouré, Rima Das". Screen Daily, August 3, 2022.
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    Christian Zilko, "‘The Fabelmans’ Wins TIFF 2022 People’s Choice Award". IndieWire, September 18, 2022.
  7. [7]
    "TIFF announces Canada's Top Ten 2022 and screenings at TIFF Bell Lightbox January 26–29, 2023". TIFF. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  8. [8]
    "Riceboy Sleeps Win Rogers Best Canadian Film Award". Toronto Film Critics Association. 2023-03-07. Retrieved 2023-03-25.
  9. [9]
    Jenna Benchetrit, "Brother dominates with a dozen wins on third night of Canadian Screen Awards". CBC News, April 13, 2023.


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